Thamm (Costa Crociere) becomes responsible also of the activities of Carnival in China and Asia



To the managing director of Costa Crociere, Michael Thamm, is widened the capacity of own assignment having been named CEO of Carnival Asia, role that returns it in charge of directing the operations in China and the Asian continent of all the brands of the crocieristico group present Carnival Corporation in the region. Between the new duties of Thamm they figure also the promotion of the strategic cooperation with local commercial the Chinese government and other partner, let alone the development of a long-lasting and sustainable Chinese field crocieristico.

"Being the greatest company than cruises in China - the managing director of Carnival Corporation has explained & plc, Arnold Donald - Carnival Corporation is keen to take part to the Asian boom, above all in China, where the economy in fast increase is strongly feeding the question of the consumers. All this is also online with the objective of the Chinese government, that it has declared of wanting to pass from an economy based on the investments to pulling ahead from the consumption. We are working in order to accelerate the increase of the crocieristico field in China, coherently with the current five-year plan of the government. Michael Thamm - it has found Donald - will know to take advantage of the strong current overhong and the dominant position of Carnival Corporation in the market, putting to I yield its proven dowries of leadership and its exceptional competences in the field".

"I look with enthusiasm to the my new role - Thamm has declared - and am ready to promote the increase of our company and its leadership of field in the region. We will collaborate with the partner local in order to construct and to develop a sturdy ecosystem in a position to supporting the increase of the crocieristico field in China, helping the Country to become one of the protagonists on the total market".

The Carnival group has remembered that on October 21, 2015 a partnership has signed with Lowers Is Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) and with CIC Corporation Capital in order to constitute joint venture in China with the attempt launch the first national crocieristico brand using ships acquired from the existing fleet of Carnival Corporation and which placed in China. Joint venture previews also the construction of new cruise ships in China in order to ulteriorly accelerate the increase in local the crocieristico market, than second the forecasts it is destined to become largest to the world.